Machine for knitting stockings.



G. E. GOTTRELL & S. L. SHIPPEY. MACHINE FGR KNITTING STOCKINGS.

A;PPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 10. 1907. 1 1,034,346. Patented July 1&2

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1,034,346. Patented July 30, 1912.

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MACHINE FOB KNITTING STOCKINGS. APPLICATION nun SEPT. 10, 1907.

Patented July 30, 1912.

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G. E. COT TRELL & S. L. SHIPPEY. MACHINE FOR KNITTING s'rocxmes.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1907. 1,034,346. Patented July 30, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1907.

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MACHINE FOB KNITTING STOCKINGS.

APPLICATION nun 2mm". 10, 1907.

Patented July 30, 1912.

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MACHINE FOR KNITTING STOCKINGS. APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1607.

Patented July 30, 1912.

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STEPHEN L.5H1".FFEY.'

UNITED STA s PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. COTTRELL, 0F NORTHFIELD, AND STEPHEN L. SHIPPEY, OF BENNINGTON, VERMONT, ASSIGNOBS TO VERMONT HOSIERY AND MACHINERY COMPANY, OF NORTHFIELD, VERMONT, A CORPORATION OF VERMONT.

"MACHINE non xnrr'rmo s'rooxmos.

Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented July 30, 1912;

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE E. Cor- TRELL, of Northfield, in the county of ashington and State of Vermont, and STEPHEN L. SHIPPEY, of the village of Bennington, in the county of Bennington and State of Vermont, have jointly invented certain Improvements in Machines for Knitting Stock-- granted to Frank Lasher, dated January 30,

1888, and known to the tradeunder the name of Lashethose and it embodies certain additions afid improvements upon the machine designedfor knitting that stocking patented to Frank Lasher and Charles 8. Beach, by United States Letters Paten t No. 632,872, dated September 12th 189% In carrying out our invention we have utilized some of the actuating devices shown in United States Letters Patent to Joshua D.

Hemphill, No. 629,503, dated July 25, 1899. Our invention ishdapted, to knit supplemental courses of'stitch es into the heel'in the process of automatically fashioning the some to secure greater fijillness as shown in said Lasher patent, auditalso has improved wdevices for producing what isknown as plated work in which two varieties of.

. yarn are so combined and manipulated in "the knitting that one variety shows on the inside and the other on the outside of the stocking.

The invention resides in the invention and adaptation of means whereby substantialparts of the actuating mechanism of the lat- (er machine have been rendered available to drive the knitting and fashioning apparatus of the former machine. As these two groups or" actuating and fashioning devices in the respective machines were incapable of being operatively combined Without radical reorganization of both machines, such ire-organization in its breadth and details vand as it affects" or qualifies the design orparts employed for changing speed shifting from rotary to reciprocatory;

Application filed September 10, 1907. .Serial 392,120}.

m mode of operation of the original mechanism, forms the principal part of the invention.

Among the important features of novelty are a' new design for the pattern wheel which controls the operation of the fashioning apparatus and the parts connected therewith, the devices for handling the plating thread as well as the means for handling the splicing thread includin the tension and takeup devices. Novel 0 anges in the U relative positions of certain of the operative parts; and. radical changes from vertical to horizontaland from horizontal to vertical positions and movements of many parts connected with the fashioning apparatus have contributed to simplicity and eflicienpy of the machine. These and other modificsitions and improvements have materiall thecost of thesemachines below the cost of prior machines for makingthe'said Lasherv stocking, and have greatlyincreased their production.

The accompanying drawings fully "illus trate our in'v t-ion whereint Figure 1 sh we a front elevation'of the machine. Fig. 2 is an elevation 'of the left side of the machine. Fig. 3 is a similar ele vation of, the right .side of the machine. Fig. 4 is a'rear' elevation of the belt shittiln devices. Fig. 5 is a. plan view of the pa lyin below'the under side of the main table 81. ig; '6 is a vertical axial section through reduced the driving pulleys, main driving gm when, the fashioning apparatus is .tlii blfln into action' Fig. 7 is a pla n detail of 5 devices for throwing into and out of eperfi-l.

tive position the crescent cams whichgoverny view ovf those parts below the upper table I principally concerned in the heel-fashioning process. Fig. 11. is a horizontal transz the movements of the fashioning racks; .Fig.' 8 is a vertical axial section through'the verse section takenon the plane B, B, of i Fig. 8,

operating the jackdlf ing slides. Fig. )1

and shows-in part the mechanism for.

is avertical, transverse lTfztion through the T0! the socket 'in'which it works. Fig. 12 is a front view of the means for elevating the lifting plate 267. Figs.- 13 and 14 are respectively inverted plan and rear edge views of the lower fashioning rack. Figs. 15 and .16 are corresponding views ofthe upper fashioning rack. Fig. 17 shows a face and edge view of one ofthe ick-up levers which throw the jack-lifting s ides into and out of action. Fig; 18 is a plan and edge view of the rackeplate which is attached to the rack 4.01 to throw the right hand jack-lifter into operative position. Fig. 19 is a corresponding view'of a companion piece which performs a like function with the left jacklifter. Fig, 2-0 is an inside view of. the needle-actuating cams. 'Fig. 21 is a rear elevation of the thread-carryingv devices. Fig. 22 is a side elevation of a governing chain and of the devices for carrying and' propelling it. Fig. 23 is a side elevation of the ratchet, pawl and guard which the rotation of the cam shaft is regulated.- Fig.

24: is a similar; view of the same parts in a different position. Fi .25 is 'a'plan View of the cam shaftan -its appurtenances.

Fig. 26 is an extended view of the edge of the rotary clutch-cam 87 somewhat short ened. Fig.2? is a side view of the rotary cam which" throws a nea to convert the continuous rotary motion of the nee'dlecylinder into rciprocatory motion. Fig. 28 is.

a side view of a rotary disk QIQ ha'Ving numerous cams from which various movements are initiated or stopped, which cam for convenience' is called the switch-wheel. Fig.

29 is a diagramniat-icview of the left side i, of the pattern wheelyothcrwise shown inuse Fig. 2. Here the two rowsof pegs are;

shown on circles of different diametersfor the purpose, of relieving the appearance of confusion of the front with the rear circle of. pegs. Fig; 30 is-a side'view of the rotary clutch cam and fork for throwing the clutch on the driving shaft. Fig.'31 is an end view of the yarn-carrying guides'showing the means provided for operating the splicing-thread guide. Fig. 32 is a plan .view of the, tension devicesan'd Fig. 33 is an edge View of the same parts, Fig. 3 L is a view of one of the jacks used-id running in the diagonal heelgseam. Fig.35 is a radial ver-.

tical cross-section through the fashioning platform and the under fashioning rack.

Fig. 36 is-a diagram of the fashioned parts of the heel of a stocking as they would ap' pear unfolded, and also shows the interspersal of- -the supplemental. courses "of stitches in the rear and sole parts of the heel.

Ezvplanatz'on of lettering on the drawings.0n account of the complex nature of thedetails of the various parts of tliel' nachinethe practice hasheen' followed oi'gi'ving an element a'numbcr and. its characteristics pr details of form, shape, etc., .a small letter irrespective of its remoteness from the numeral. and 397 have their details'of form respectively designated, a, c, 1?, e, and a, b, d, 6. These. details will be referred to in the description by their letters coupled with the number of the piece on which they, appear, thus: 396% 397, etc.

Thus, inFig. 12, the jacks 396 I Where it is dcsiredto refer to a paftas shown in a particular figure of the drawings the practice has been pursued of referring to the part thus 260 (10) which-refers to the crescent'cam 200 as seen in Fig. 10.

The driving and speed-c7zanging apparam8. -.(Figs. 2, a. 5., e, 11, 23, and 30.)-The driving gear of this machine consists of 'such a combination of elements that both continuous and reciprocating rotary motion may be imparted-to the knitting cylinder to effect continuous circular knitting, as in the formation of a leg or foot of a stocking, or rotary reciprocating motion as in shaping and knitting the heel or toe. Comprised in the driving :gear gare provisions for continuous high-speed operation for straight tubular knitting, and for reciprocating lowspeed forfashioning, and a c'lutclrcoupling gear 6, the hub of which is elongated so as to constitute a hollow shaft 4, which finds bearing in the bracket 300 of the frame.

loose. pulley3 is carried, to which the driv- 3 ing' belt is shipped to stop, the machine at the finish of the stocking. -The main fastdriving pulley .1 and attached gear 302 are revolubly mounted on hub 4, gear 302 meshing with a smaller gear 303 ona short co'unter shaftl30l carriedin the bracket 300 on theoppositeendl of which is the gear 304 which meshesiwith the aforesaidpinion I 6 which smaller thangear 304. By means of these differential intermediate gears 303 and 304 it is plain 'that gear 6 will revolve at a rate, of speedhigher than pulley l.

Pinionfi carries a flange 7 which is notched;

2113,13, (5), to reecive the tooth 12 of the coupling 9, which slides on the feather .11 of sleeve 10'which is fixed to shaft'18 by 'pin 14., (6), so that it mustrevolvmtherewith. #Whcn tooth 1-2 and the notched flange 7 are engaged high speed will be transmitted from pulley, 1 directly to the needle cylinder through gears 302, 393, 304:,

105 The slow-driving pulley 2- and a hand crank .17, are attached to this hub by the key 5 and always rotate therewith; On hub 4 the 9, flange 7 coupling 9, sleeve 10 shaft 18, bevel gear and bevel gear 82, (8 and 11), which is attached to the needle cylinder.

The reciprocating motion of the needle cylinder is eiiected as follower-The slowspeed pulley 2 is attached to hub 4 of gear 6 and revolves therewith. Gear 6 meshes with a large gear 19, (5), pivoted on stud 20, which is fitted with a crank wrist 21: with which pitman 22 is connected. At its lower end this pitm'an connects with arm 1 26 of the elbow lever 24 which oscillates; on pivot 25 of which the upper arm 'termi- I nates in a toothed sector 28, (2) that meshes i with a pinion gear 29 that is looselymounted on shaft 18, (6). Gear 29 has a notched flange like pinion 6 with which the clutch coupling 9 can engage by means of thetooth 32 entering notch 31, (6). Thus when coupling 9 is shifted from an engagement with gear 6 for continuous high-speed knitting to an engagement with pinion 29 a a slower rotary reciprocating movement will be imparted to the needle cylinder through the following train of element :-Pulley 2 will drive hub 4 and gear 6 by virtue of spline 5. :Gear 6 meshing with gear 19 will impart an oscillating motion to the sector gear 28 through pitman 22 connecting with arm 26 of lever 24:, and the toothed sector 28 as it reciprocates will impart a like motion to the pinion 29, shaft 18, bevel gears 15 and 82, and to the needle cylinder 84.

Hence, to shift from high to low speed, it 5- is only necessary to shift the belt from pulley 1 to pulley 2, but to shift from continuous to reciprocating knitting or vice versa, the clutch coupling 9 must be shifted.

It will be noticed that the fast driving" pulley 1 is slightly larger than the slow driver 2, so that its edge adjacent to the rim of pulley 2 is beveled away, thus presenting to the edge of the belt in process of shifting a slightly elevated shoulder. As the tendency of a belt in operation is to climb to thehighest periphery of the pulley face, this shoulder invites toa prompt shift of the belt fromthe smaller to the larger pulley, a

' result of importance when it is apparent stantanebus.

The provisions coupling 9 between the gears 6 and 29 to that the change of movement should be in for switching the clutch shift from continuous circular to rotary re- ".ciprocating knitting, consist of the clutch fork 97 fitted with pins 99, 99, which lie in the groove 100 of .the coupling, and is attached to the rockshaft 95, (1). This rockshaft carries at its outer end an actuating arm 93, clamped thereon by the clamp screw: 94, and its lower end is fitted with jaws 101, 101,'-which take in theswitch-b'lade 92 and are firmly clamped thereon by the clamping screw 102. Directly beneath this rockshaft is the wheel 87, (30), which has four recesses 103 in its periphery through which the switch blade can swing when they are rotated into its path. On the periphery of the disk of this wheel are attached four switch cams 88, 89, 90 and 91, the front end of each of which is beveled as shown in the diagram Fig 26. The lateral edges of these cams project normally a little beyond the location of the switch blade which in practice bears against or contacts with the outer edge of some one of these cams at all times except when crossing through the gaps 103 from one side of the wheel to the other. If the blade 92 is hearing against the inside edge of any switch cam and the wheel be the flange pulleys 6 and 29 respectively as the requirements of the knitting p ocess demand. The provisions for insuring that the clutch teeth 12 and 32 shallalways register with the notches 81 and 13 inlthe memhers 30 and 7 respectively, when the time arrives to shift the clutch member 9, are as follows :-The clutch-shifting wheel 87 (25, 27), has the four gaps 103, through which the switch blade 92- can swing, and the clutch member 9 cannot be switched from an en gagement on one side to an engagement on the other by any other means than the oscillation of lever :93 (1) whichgcannot be swung when blade92 bears againstzthe inner edge of any ofthe cams 88,89, 90 or 91, which it always does except when it is swinging" through one of the gaps 103. These cams are so proportioned adjusted and timed in their contact with blade 92 and ltd the'time of the various switch movements 1 concurrent therewith that one of gaps 103 comes opposite blade 92 at no other'time than when the pawl stroke occurs which shifts all the mechanism from rotary to reciprocating knitting or vice versa. The

cam shaft 37, i's rotated by a pawl finger 201 on the arm 200 (23), which is pivoted at33 onv the -oscillating arm 27 of the bell crank which carries the sector gear 28, and it works on the ratchet 202 attached to shaft 37.

The belt-controlling devices. (Figs. 1, 3,

4, 5 and 22.)--To control the driving belt,

not shown, a belt shifter 59, is provided which is fitted with two belt guides 61, (3, V

This shifter slides on a stud 58 andj.

may be operated by hand bythe handle 395.

When it is slid-tothe limit ofiits throw on the stud; to the right it throws the belt-onto 0, will stand out where the spring latch 290 can snap down behind it and thus hold the shifter locked with the belt on the idle pulley audthe machine stopped. Apin 293,-limits the outer sliding movement of the shifter. An arm (Z, depends from the under side of-this shifter which is held in contact with the shifter canrwheel 285 by a retractile spring 62, (at), attached to the main frame of the machine. The shifter cam wheel 285 is carried on the end of the cam shaft 37, and is'provided with the three cams 286, 287 and 2 88, VVh'en'the wheel is in position where the-arm 59 bears against the side of the wheel disk,as seen in Fig. 3, the shifter will stand with the belt on the high-speedpulley 1, and when it is forced outwardly so thatt-his arm rides on the outside of the cams 287 or 288, the belt will run on the slow-'speedpulley 2. When cam 286 engages arm 59, it forces it far enough. to the right to carry arm 59, out-- beyond latch 290 which then springs down and locks the shifter-with the belt on the loose pulley 3, thus stopping the machine.

The means provided for throwing thebeltfrom pulley: 1 onto pulley 2, which would be resisted by the strain of spring 62, (4,), con sists of a-hell crank pivoted on the main frame, the long arm of which bears against the backsideof the shifter 59, as seen in Figs. 1 and 4, and the short arm lies across the path of two lifting lugs 44 or 49 on the chain 39, (22 eitherpf which by passing under the arm 5 l'of the bell crank will turn it so that arm 55. will press the shifter in the direction to'throw the belt from pulley 1 to pulley 2. These lugs come into action at the commencement of the reciprocating knitting of the heel and toe respectively, aswill be explained elsewhere. Immediately upon the shifting of the belt from pulley 1 v to pulley 2, the cam wheel 285 is advanced sutticientlyto carry one or the other of the cams 287 or 288m behind the arm 59, so that under the-stress of spring 62 it will be heldin close contact with one of those cams with the belt on pulley 2. 'At the close of the knitting of a heel or toe as the case may be, the cam Wheel will be advanced a stepwhich' will carry the heel of the cam out from under the arm 59, which will then 'under the stress'of spring 62 be drawn back to its original position, ca'rjrying'fh belt with it onto the high speed pulley 1. Thus it appears that under the influence 0f the lugs l and 49 the bell crank 55 throws the belt from the high-speed pulley 1 to the lowspeed pulley 2 twice inlrnitting a stocking, while the reverse shifts are'efl'ected by the. draft of the spring 02 on the belt shifter when the cams 287 and- 288 run out of contact. with the arm 59 of the shifter, the bell crank acting at the commencement ofa co-act with a in 205 u an the I heel or toe and the spring at' the finish of those parts. i

The chain and its functions. (Figs. 1, 2, 4, 22, 23 and 2et.)-The means provided for bringing into and throwing outof action the several groups of cotiperative mechanism for changing from continuous rotary to rotary reciprocating motion of the needle cylinder and its attachments, for fashioning and knitting the heel and toe of a stocking, and fOY'SiOPPlDQ themachine at its completion, are governed in the order of their occurrence, and in some respects the extent and duration of their action by the chain 89, (22, 23, 24,), of which all the links are separable, which chain makes one complete circuit of movement in knitting a stocking. It is fitted with a. set of lugs on eat margins which, as they are s'ucce brought into position to actuate the de with which they cotnieratmet all. the. shifts necessary to accomplish {1rd change from continuous to reciprocating knitting and vice. versa.-

The lugs on the inner margin oi chain 204, (1), and as they pass under this pin they successively raise it and turn the guard on its pivot 203, (23). A spiral (1), is coiled onthe stud 203, c end of which is fast 'andthe other end is connected with the guard 204, so that its stress will,

act upon the guard to hold the pin 205 downfagains't the periphery of a sprocket wheel 38, which carries the chain. A fine ratchet 36 is attached to the sprocket. wheel and both are pivoted loosely on the shaft 37. This shaft carries fixedly mounted upon itii 'f its ipring' 209,

guard.

the belt-shifting cam wheel .285, the ratchet v 202 by which it is driven, the clutch-shifting cam 87 and the cam 210 which carries provisions for throwing into and out of action I the fashioning"mechanism for shaping and.

knitting the'heel and toe. The chain ratchet 36, is propelled by a pawl 34 which is pivoted on a stud 33which projects from the 4 sector arm 27 of the elbow lever which carrice the sector gear- 29. Another pawl'200' is pivoted on the same stud which imparts movement to the shaft 37 and its dependencies through the' ratchet 202-L Pawl'134 is provided with an adjustable finger which 1 rides on a stationary-guard 292 so that it .will propel the ratchet but" one tooth at a time. The only functionof this pawl and I ratchet is to advance'th'e chain and the parts are so proportioned that three strokes of the pawl will advance the chain onelink'." The other pawl'200, is also fitted-with an adjustable finger 201 which when not in serv ice rides on the upper side'of the rear arm 206 of the pawl guard 204. This pawl guard cotiperates with the chain and the finger 201 as follows :+When the intervals between successive lugs, as for instance,. bc-

tween 41 a d 42 of the chain are passing the -guard,.the pin 205 and the front arm of which it isan ad'unct, will beiorc'ed down against the perip cry of the ratchet 202 by the spring 209 and its rear arm the action v wilhbe correspondingly elevated high igigf hto'liftthe pawl finger 201, which ffjdeh-ruponit, onto operative contact with the ratchet 2, and the vibrations of the ifosector lever will only produde'idle strokes of the pawl201 upon theedge 207 of the guard arm eoama the parts will, U ,to

: each other the relationshown in full es in Fig. 23. But when a short in asses the 15 pin 205,-as shown inFig. 24, an yraising t turns the. its; stud, itsrear arm 206 will be epressed lowenough'to permit the finger 201. tocatehone tooth of ratchet 202, andrif a highlugpasses under pin 205 20,. it will depress the' ard arm 206 low enough to permitthe'fi ii ger 201, on its back stroke to catch behind-along ratchet tooth or two short teeth as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 23."

' the outside margln of the chain, coiiperates with the arm 54 of the'hell-crank 55 to shift the belt onto the pulley 2 at the commence-- inept of a heel, and lug 49 similarly cotiper- 3 ate9 at the commencement of a toe, as has.

elsewhere been explained. But the arm 5i has an upward attachment 52 which lies directly under the pawl finger of the arm 34. When either lug 44 01'49 passes under 3 the arm 54 it-forces part 52 up against fing r 35, therebypushing dog 64, (3), up in front of arm 6:), which projects from rockshaft 66, so that the back stroke of pawl 34 will cause the dog to throw arm 65 and rotate shaftflti. At the other end of shaft 66 is a lifter 0?, seen best in Fig. 2, which when turned will elevate arm 68 attached to rockshaft 72 so that pin 71, which dependsfrom arm 70, can swing into the path of one or cam-wheel 210, preparatory to one of those cams advancing and by engaging pin 71 rocking the shaft 72 and by swinging the lever 74, attached thereto, throwing out of positionthe lifting cam 78, which had been put into position by the previous turn of devices. g

The several operations initiated by the successive passage of the lugs on the chain under thepawl guard 204 will be fully understood by referenceto Figs 2, 3, 8, 9, 22-28 inclusive. These figures represent. the relation of the variousparts as they stand at the commencement of the top of the leg of a stocking. "Referring to Fig. 22, it will be seen'that lug 41, whichis the lug that stops the machine, has just passed pin 205 of the )awl guard. Pawl 35 is inaction on shaft 72' to coiiperate with the jack-lifting the fine ratchet and pawl 201 is riding idly The lug 44, 4, 22, which pa -ea. as...

the other of the cams 211 or 213, (4), of the on the top of the arm 206 of the pawl guard. These relations subsist until lug 44 lifts pawl 35 and dog 64 engages the arm (35 on rockshaft 06, and by swinging it throws cam 78 into position to be ready to start the heel. On the next stroke of the sector arm 27 pawl 35 will advance the chain ratchet and sprocket one toot-h which will carry high lug 42-under the guard pin 205, and lift it high enough to drop arm 200 to the dotted position seen in Fig. 23. This allows pawl 201, 'on its back stroke, to drop into the positionshown in dotted lines, or where it can catch tooth a, of ratchet 202. v The next forestroke of this pawl will rotate the ratchet and with it shaft 37 and all its cams from a, to the position marked 1 or one-eighth of a revolution of the cam shaft- 37. This stroke effects simultaneously the following shifts Cam 281 will advance behind 59, and hold the belt shifterout with the belt on the slow speed pulley 2. The cam 89 of the clutch cam wheel 87 will engage the shifting blade 92 and carry it across through ap 103 to the opposite side of cam 89, thus shifting the clutch coupling 9 from its high speed con tinuous rotary connection to the reciprocating connection. Mechanism connecting with coupling 9 at the same timethrows out of action the needle-actuating cams for continuous knitting and throws the splicing thread into position to be drawn into service at once. The advance of the switch wheel 210', (2), rotates cam 215 and t ereby lifts pin 22?, on lever 228, which drops its opposite-arm 229, and lets pa'vl 232 down into working relation with ratchet 233 which moves the pattern wheel 236, and cam 223 runs out from under lever 237, (5, 7,), which being released, spring 2 13, which is attached to hub 239, reooils and draws arm 241 into position to coperate with a bell crank which'lifts the crescent cams that govern the movements of the narrowing and widening racks in shaping the heel and toe. Cfilil 212 will be partially advanced toward its! next operative position just in rear of pin 71, and in this condition the mach ne will be in proper adjustment to commence knit-ting the heel but not in proper adjust ment to resume circular knitting after the heel is completed, as it is essential that the nose of cam 212 be further advanced to take a close position in rear of pin 71, the heel of cam 215 should be advanced to a close position underpin 227, and the heel of cam 287 on the belt shifting wheel 285 should follow close behind arm 59 of the belt shifter, so-that at the finish of the heel all these connections may simultaneously be shifted to resume continuous tubular knitting of the foot of the stocking. Therefore,

.to, advance these cams to their appropriate (gag 'fltive positions, the short lug 43 follows tooth b, and force it to position 1,.,which supplemental movement advances thempse of cam 212 and the heels of cams 215 mm 287 into such positions that the next advance of the ratchet 202 breaks all the heel-fash-" ioning and reciprocating connections and resets the machine to commence, knitting the foot by continuous round and round knitting. 1-

The interval in the chain between the lugs 42 and 45, (22) passes thepawl guard while the heel is being knit; when lug 45 reaches the pawl guard in passing it arm 206 drops so that pawl finger 201 catches tooth c,/of ratchet 202 and pushes it to ,1, which ef fects the following shiftsz- The heel of cam 287 runs by arm d, of thebelt-shifter 59, thereby leaving spring 62 free, which, acting, throws the Belt onto the high speed pulley 1'. Cam 90, advances against the" blade 92 and switches it across gap 103,

. whereby the clutch fork throws the coupling 9 out of its reciprocating connection and into engagement with the continuous driving connection, and also throws intoaction the needle cam 116, and throws the splicing thread carrier out of action. Cam 212 advances behind pin 71 and forces it around thereby turning shaft 72 which throws liftingcam 78. out of operative connection with the fIIB fll'lEJiftlDg jacks; cam 225, entering behind lever 237 forces arm 241 out of con nection with arm 246, thereby leaving spindles 253 and 254 and the crescent cams 260 and 265, which they support, out of action; the heel of cam 215 runs out from under pin 227 which permits lever 228 to drop, thereby lifting arm 229 and with. it the pawl 232 which severs its working connection with the pattern wheel ratchet 233 so that the pattern drum 230 will stand still. Thus the working conditions which existed while knitting the leg are restored to knit the foot of the stocking. Following lug 15 is the short lug 46 which produces a short, supplcmental stroke of pawl 201 which catches the tooth J, and advances it to 1, thus effooting the same movements as were effected by the lug 43 before described. The knitting of the foot will then proceed until lug 49 engages arm 54 when the belt will be shifted to the slow speed pulley 2, and lifting cam 78 will be thrown into working position precisely aswhen lug 44 acted upon the same arm, and the lug 47 will operate on thepawl guard 205 with the same results as when acted upon by lug 4,2, and lug 48 will perform the same functions as were performed by lug =13, that is to say, cam of the clutch wheel will engage blade 92 and throw it across gap 103'and thereby throw into action the reciprocating apparatus and the splicing thread devices and throw out of -action the regular needle actuating cam 11th Cam 217, advancing under pin 227 will raise it and through lever 228-229 drop pawl. 232 into engagement with ratchet 233 of the pat j. tern wheel. At thesa'metime cam 225, will. 79 run out of engagement-with lever 23'l'iwhich "will permit spring 243 to throw lnto action, the ashioning apparatus to knitthe toe.

The effect of the passage-of'lug 48 on the pawl -'gl1ardwi ll be to engage the 'pawl 201 with tooth serum ratchet 202 andbyits stroke to three that tooth forward tothefpo sitioh. '1'. after which two strokes; of pawl L 232 ,will advance the pattern wheel "tom-{w 1 pointwherepin 7'2, (29), wills'tandunder gq the s "mi-162M; Then lug 50 will engage pawl uardg204lwiththe resultthat manl "'will' be forcedmto position-1', whenl' two 7 strokes of'pawl 232 will, carry pin'r, "ofthe patternwheel underspindle254. Lug 51 fol 5' lowing will cause pawl 201 to catch tooth h, and drive it to '1', and atthe same time will carry cam 219 out fromfunder pin 227 which Q'causes arm 228 to ,drop and arm 229 to rise whiohputs pawl 232 out of act-ionaand 9o lehves pin 1', idle standing under? spindle 354. During the interval between; theipa'ssage {of lugs 47' and 4o the toehas ben knit. At

. the finish of thetoe the double lug 40 comes into action. This lug has a shoulder 40 95 which first encounters pin 205'=f'-of= the pawl guardand by raising it allows-"pawl 201to engage tooth and advance it to the posi .tion 1. This advance of shaft 37 carries ohm 221 under pin 227 of arm 228, which? drpppingarm 229 lifts pawl outof exigagement with the pattern ratchet -K-{lhis stroke puts the pattern wheel out'hi' service I during the completion of the process of knit-. ting thestoclting, when the lug t0'immedi- 1 95 ately following, in passing under pin 205, causes pawl 201 to engage tooth-j, and force f;

it to the position 1, which rotatlon of"cain shaft 37 with -its cams shifts the machine back to continuous knitting by running the'pattern wheehand the nose 216 of cam 1. v

223 throws back lever 237, thereby throwing'thefashioning apparatus out of action. From thispoint a fewcourses ofcircular knitting-are added to the toe when lug 41. coming into action on the pawl guard lets down pawl 201 where it catches the tooth marked 1, by forcing it to 1', turns shaft 37 so that cam 28 6 engages arm'59 and in passing it throws the belt shifter toith e utmost limit tothe right thereby shifting l 11, 12, 20 and 3-1.)-The following parts are screws soasto revplve with the gear.

concerned in the process of continuous otary' knitting of the leg and foot of he stocking. Referring to Fig. 8 a fore and aft vertical section through the axis of the needle cylinder is shown. The main table of the machine is seen at 81,,a-nd has its central portion sunk to form a seat for the bevel gear 8:2, which is fitted to-run accurately therein. This geanis driven by the gear 15 on-the main drying shaft. Gear 82 is held in its seat and prevented from rising by the cleats"550, 550, (11). The center ot gear82 is, counterbored to form a seat for aflange on the bottom of the needle cylinder-84 which is fastened therein by hub 83, is fitted to the bottom 0'); the

' needle cylinder 'fro m Abe-center of wlilich 1s rises a post 153, the upper part of whic reduced in size to leave a shoulder which 00'- operates in the use of the rib-transferring device, (not showm) its top being countersunk to receive the point 154 of a screw 145 which acts as a holder of the splicing thread at theifinish of the heel of the stocking. By reference to Fig. 8 it will appear that the needle cylinder is provided with t o lengths of needle. grooves. T hose on the left. of the figure are cut down only to the point opposite the number 3137, and of these there are two less than half the whole number of needles. The remaining grooves are cut down through to the upper sides of the flange a the bottom of the cylinder. A shallow channel is cut on the cylinder at t, as a seat for the supporting band 560. The top edge of this band forms a support for the bottoms of the needles to rest on and serves as a stop to limit their downward drop; it also forms a retaining means for holding in position the tops of the needle lifting jacks. All the long grooves except two are supplied with long jacks which are of two patterns,- as shown in Fig. 12. The jacks of each half of the series have their driving shanks a, (t, in the same horizontal plane, but their lifting stems b, and c, are in different altitudes to accommodate the devices concerned in elevating them as will elsewhere appear. There is an extra jack 395, at the end of each half of the'series which has a stem whereby it may be. lifted by the fashioning-racks. and is of the form shown in Fig. 34;. These jacks are-employed only in the process of knitting the heels and toes. The machine is fitted with ordinary latch needles which are all alike. The needle actuating cams are seen in Fig. 20. In continuousrotary knitting the jacks donot'come into action and the shanks of theneedles'run through theneedle race 391.

which is defined by tne'lower edge of the annulus 34-2 which is notched as at .a, and i), and the upper edge of the; triangular cam 116'. This cam is capable of being with drawn from is operative position so that the shanks of the needles may pass without being raised by it: This is done in reciprm eating 'lmitting when the set of needles which is operated by the jacks only are brought ,into action. In such case the task. ioning nnedlesare elevated by the jacks of which the shanks traverse the race c,-'-(Z, as defined. by the'edges of the jack cams 36 1 and 367. When the jacks are in service cam 116 is withdrawn and if a jack shank en tore the lifting slope d, between cams 364:

and 367, the needle will be pushed up to take the feed thread. In doing this the needle shank will follow the slope b, between cams 342 and 116, and as the cylinder continues to advance the needle shank will be forced down by the cam slope a, between cams 342 and 116, while at the same time the corresponding jack will be pushed down by the slope 0, between the cams 367 and 364.

The mechanism for throwing the needle cam 116 into and out of action is shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10. A roclrshait 1.0T ispiv" 'oted on the main frame having an arm 106 which through pin 105 connects with clutch coupling!) and moves with it, and the other, 109, which is slotted at its 'ree end, connects by pin 113, (8), withslide 112 which is carried inja bearing. in bracket- 114, to the frontend of which the needle cam 116 is attached. -then the coupling 9 engages gear 6 through flange 7 the cam 116 is in position to act on the needles, andv when it is thrown into engagement with the reciprocating gear 29 through flange 30, the needle cam Wlll be withdrawn from its active position and out of the path of the needle driving shanks, and thereafter theneedles are lifted by the fashioning jazks only.

The g u-m carry tag (Jeri/Beast (Figs. 1, 8, 9, 21, 31, 32.)A bracket 16" extends from the rear of the table 81, having provisions for supporting bobbins 163. its

many of these may be provided as may he needed. From the bracket a standard 164, is erected which carries at its top radiating from-a hub 165, a series of arms 172,

178 and 174, at the end of each of which is an eyelet 106, 166, and 167 respectively. The arm 168 supports a cross-piece 169 fitted with eyelets 170, 170 and 171 to correspond with the eyelets 166, 166 and 167.

The yarn from each-bobbin is taken upwardly'through the eyelet located directly over it, thence to the eyelet in bar 169 corlesponding to it, and thencedown to the tension devices below. These devices comprise a set. for each thread and each set consists of a small cylinder 176, (32), fitted to a bore in the bracket 175 in which it may 

